iBook screen problems

My iBook G3 with OS X.3.4 has a serious screen problem. It started with the
screen going blank under certain angles. Two weeks later only the 90 degree
angle of the screen could keep the laptop from going to sleep (with a pen
pushed between the screen and the rest of the computer to stabilise the
position!). Currently, the screen somehow works under any angle, but it gets
dim if not under the 90 degree angle...

My iBook G3 with OS X.3.4 has a serious screen problem. It started with the
screen going blank under certain angles. Two weeks later only the 90 degree
angle of the screen could keep the laptop from going to sleep (with a pen
pushed between the screen and the rest of the computer to stabilise the
position!). Currently, the screen somehow works under any angle, but it gets
dim if not under the 90 degree angle...

Has anyone had similar problems and do you know a possible solution?

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Offhand, it sounds like the screen position sensor (forgoet what it's like on the iBook, but typically it's a little push switch that gets depressed when the screen is shut) is broken. It quite possibly needs to be replaced.

Offhand, it sounds like the screen position sensor (forgoet what it's like on the iBook, but typically it's a little push switch that gets depressed when the screen is shut) is broken. It quite possibly needs to be replaced.

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Another major possibility is that the cable running from the motherboard to the screen is getting pinched or twisted or kinked or partially disconnected...like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for computers.

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